Golden Shower Tree scientific name Cassia fistula is native to South Asia. This is large flowering tree. This is an evergreen first growing plant that grows to 30 – 50 feet (10 – 15 m). The well-spaced branches are clothed with innately compound leaves, with leaflets up to eight inches long and 2.5 inches wide. In summer, Golden Shower Tree is decorated with thick clusters of showy yellow blooms which cover the slightly drooping branches. When full blooms it is looking so beautiful and flowers look like shower, so it called Golden Shower Tree. This tree produces a dark brown bean-pod 30-60 cm long filled with a sticky pulp and 40-100 hard brown seeds.
Common Name: Golden Lotus Banana Scientific Name: Musella Lasiocarpa Height: 1.5 - 1.8 m Span: < 1m Growth Rate: Average Sun Tolerance: Full Sun, Shade ABP Index: 4 (Aesthetics 4, Solidarity 4)
The golden lotus banana is a native of Yunnan China and grows above 2,500m. It is almost extinct in the wild but due to ornamental cultivation, it survived. It has been known to also grow in the tropics and is a hardy plant. The beauty of this plant is in it's totem structure form that focuses your attention on the golden lotus looking like flower. Green leaves could be absent, making it a very curious looking stub. In a bunch, it's like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Common Name: Elephant's Ear, Yam Plant Scientific Name: Alocasia Macrorhiza Height: 1.8 m Span: 1.5 m Growth Rate: Very fast Sun Tolerance: Full Sun, Shade ABP Index: 3.5 (Aesthetics 4, Solidarity 3)
Crowned as the plant with the biggest undivided leaf, the Alocasia is one magnificient sight. These leaves are about 0.9 m high and 0.6 m wide. The Alocasia Macrorhiza has many different varieties of colors. Among them, the 'Solid Gold' and the 'Black Stem' are the most beautiful, displaying gold and black veins of their stem and leaves. They are also hardy plants that can grow well in almost any kind of conditions.
Alocasia Macrorhiza 'Solid Gold' Leaf
Alocasia Macrorhiza 'Solid Gold' new leaf shoot (grows into a leaf in 3-4 days) Alocasia Macrorhiza 'Black Stem'
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